|
?:reviewBody
|
-
On July 12, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is at war with the Ukrainian government, not the Ukrainian people, who he claimed want to become Russian citizens.Peskov's comments came in reference to a new decree that his boss, President Vladimir Putin, issued on July 11, simplifying procedures for Ukrainian citizens to obtain Russian citizenship.Before February, only residents of Ukraine's occupied Donbas region in the East could apply for Russian citizenship, but Russia has been gradually broadening the geographic eligibility to new areas as its invasion forces advance. In May, Moscow added Ukraine’s Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.The special military operation is not against the Ukrainians. It’s against the regime
(en)
|
![[This page as RDF]](http://data.gesis.org/claimskg/static/rdf-icon.gif){kind=icon}